Pierre Gasly's Japanese GP was spoiled by floor damage caused by early contact with his Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Esteban Ocon.
The pair touched at the restart following the early red flag, with Gasly losing what the team later estimated as around 33 points of downforce, which equates to a potential lap time impact of up to 0.7-0.9 seconds. Ocon also suffered some damage, and thereafter both drivers had an even trickier race than they had anticipated with the difficult A524, eventually finishing 15th and 16th, with Gasly behind. “We had an amazing first start and managed to move up three positions,” said Gasly.
“So that was very positive. “We just need to crack on with these new parts and upgrades on the car. I know the team's working really hard, we just need it. Obviously, not very representative towards what we had. “But overall, we know we are still too slow and we’ve got to find more performance, and I know they're working really hard on it. 'I appreciate they managed to get this first upgrade this weekend, now we need to get the next set as soon as possible.
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